Surprise acting wins for Fan Wei, Elaine Jin and Lin Po-hung
Taiwan News
Date: 2016/11/26
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Most of the winners of the 53rd edition of the Golden Horse Awards in Taipei
Saturday were surprises which had not been tipped as ower struggle on a farm in the 1940s.
Competition is thought to be especially tough this year, as contenders from Taiwan, China and Hong Kong have all won critical acclaim.
Chinese actor Fan Wei won the best lead actor award for “Mr. No Problem,” defeating major stars like Tony Leung Ka-fai and Jacky Cheung, with the same movie also winning best screenplay adaptation for the script by its director Mei Feng and Huang Shi. The story was written by Lao She and deals with a power struggle on a farm in the 1940s.
One of the favorites, Chinese actor-director Feng Xiaogang, won the best director award for “I Am Not Madame Bovary,” the story of a couple getting a divorce to obtain a second apartment. The ruse misfires when the husband marries another woman. Feng only won the best acting award just last year. [FULL STORY]